Images: Daily Herald Fittest Loser Finale

Contestant Marianne Costales-Roman of Carol Stream learns that she is the winner of the Daily Herald 2013 Fittest Loser Competition during the Fittest Loser Celebration, held at Victoria in the Park, Mount Prospect, Wednesday.JOE LEWNARD | Staff Photographer

Contestant Marianne Costales-Roman of Carol Stream smiles after learning that she is the winner of the Daily Herald 2013 Fittest Loser Competition during the Fittest Loser Celebration, held at Victoria in the Park, Mount Prospect, Wednesday.JOE LEWNARD | Staff Photographer

Fittest Loser contestant Joe Gundling gets a hug from his girlfriend, Jennifer Prucnell of Palatine, after asking her to the prom.JOE LEWNARD | Staff Photographer

Contestant Marianne Costales-Roman learns that she is the winner of the Daily Herald 2013 Fittest Loser Competition during the Fittest Loser Celebration, held at Victoria in the Park, Mount Prospect, Wednesday.JOE LEWNARD | Staff Photographer

Contestant Marianne Costales-Roman learns that she is the winner of the Daily Herald 2013 Fittest Loser Competition during the Fittest Loser Celebration, held at Victoria in the Park, Mount Prospect, Wednesday.JOE LEWNARD | Staff Photographer

Fittest Loser contestants stand in front of their respective trainers during the Fittest Loser Celebration, held at Victoria in the Park, Mount Prospect, Wednesday.JOE LEWNARD | Staff Photographer

Contestant Marianne Costales-Roman learns that she is the winner of the Daily Herald 2013 Fittest Loser Competition during the Fittest Loser Celebration, held at Victoria in the Park, Mount Prospect, Wednesday.JOE LEWNARD | Staff Photographer

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